Agnes Jebet Ngetich has change into the primary lady to interrupt the 29-minute barrier for 10km after clocking a scintillating 28:46 on the roads of Valencia on Sunday (Jan 14).
The 22-year-old Kenyan took 28 seconds off Yalemzerf Yehualaw’s world document of 29:14, which was set in Castellon, Spain, in 2022. After passing midway in 14:13, Ngetich additionally equalled Beatrice Chebet’s world 5km document, which was set two weeks in the past in Barcelona.
Runner-up Emmaculate Achol was additionally beneath Yehualaw’s document because the Kenyan clocked 28:57 to change into the second lady to interrupt the 29min barrier.
Lilian Rengeruk of Kenya was third in 29:32 as Britain’s Jess Warner-Judd clocked 30:41 to take 25 seconds off her greatest as she moved to No.4 on the UK all-time rankings. With 31:22, Megan Keith additionally ran a PB to go No.7 on the UK all-time rankings.
“I used to be not anticipating a world document,” stated Ngetich. “I used to be solely coming right here to enhance my time. However I’m now so pleased. I didn’t count on this.”
Agnes Jebet Ngetich turns into the primary lady to interrupt the 29min barrier in a 10km.
The Kenyan clocks an unbelievable 28:46 in Valencia to interrupt the world document by nearly half a minute. pic.twitter.com/p755XU5SB5
— AW (@AthleticsWeekly) January 14, 2024
As soon as once more the self-styled “ciudad del operating” delivered as Ngetich ran sooner on the roads for 10km than the good Emil Zatopek managed for the gap on the observe. In reality Ngetich is now greater than a minute faster than one other male distance operating legend, Paavo Nurmi.
Ngetich completed sixth on this planet 10,000m remaining in Budapest final yr and took bronze within the World Cross Nation Championships in Bathurst. She plans to run this yr’s World Cross in Belgrade in March earlier than aiming for the Paris Olympics.
Agnes Jebet Ngetich (10K Valencia Ibercaja)
Her greatest time for 10km on the roads previous to her record-breaking run was 29:26, set in Lille in November, whereas her PB of 31:34.83 on the observe was set in Budapest final August. Her greatest 5000m is 14:36.70 however she has clearly improved rather a lot this winter as she gained the race in Valencia by 11 seconds.
Enhancements in ladies’s world data in distance operating have been big lately. Within the early Nineteen Seventies the highest ladies ran simply 37 minutes for 10km on the roads though Grete Waitz of Norway took the world greatest right down to 31:32 in 1983.
Liz McColgan was the primary lady to interrupt 31 minutes on the roads with 30:39 in 1989. Fellow Brit Paula Radcliffe ran 30:21 in 2003 earlier than Joyciline Jepkosgei of Kenyan clocked 29:43 in 2017, Kalkidan Gezahegne of Bahrain 29:38 in 2021 and Yehualaw 29:14 two years in the past.
Jacob Kiplimo (10K Valencia Ibercaja)
Jacob Kiplimo of Uganda gained the lads’s race on Sunday in 26:46 from Birhanu Balew of Bahrain, who ran 26:56 as Dominic Lobalu of Switzerland ran a European document of 27:12 and Abdessamad Oukhelfen clocked a Spanish document of 27:43.
Behind Warner-Judd and Keith there have been a spate of excellent British performances too. Abbie Donnelly ran 31:59, Alice Goodall clocked a 32:08 PB, Poppy Tank additionally ran a PB with 32:34, plus Verity Ockenden 32:43, Ellie Wallace 33:01 and Bryony Gunn with 33:05.
Within the males’s race, Zak Mahamed ran a PB with 28:10, whereas Paulos Surafel clocked a PB of 28:26, Jack Grey with 28:36 and Jacob Allen 28:44.
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